Anyone Else Tie Loop Wing Duns a la Borger?

[Byron haugh]

What do you think, will this fly work?
I like tying them. The thorax hackle is V clipped.

Side and Bottom views:

[NJTroutbum]

Sure will.

[MSD53X]

Hi Byron;

You post pics of some very beautiful flies, and I, and I beleive MANY others always enjoy seeing your ties. I always wondered why you never included a breif recipe. Your proportions IMO are perfect. I always strive to imitate your ties.
Your photography skills aren't bad either.

Mark

[JohnScott]

... but one of my own loop wing flies that has done quite well for me. No doubt that yours will do just as well for you.

On this mahogany dun I use CDC for the wing and tie it somewhat more compact than on your Borger model. I also trim the hackle on the bottom. This one is a bit beat up from being eaten a number of times.




This fly is also similar to Ralph's LTD style flies.

John

[Byron haugh]

Nice fly. What are you doing with that old piece of long grass????

[Byron haugh]

Hi Byron;

You post pics of some very beautiful flies, and I, and I beleive MANY others always enjoy seeing your ties. I always wondered why you never included a breif recipe. Your proportions IMO are perfect. I always strive to imitate your ties.
Your photography skills aren't bad either.

Mark

That was very kind of you Mark. I use coq de leon for the tail. PMD superfine color for the abdomen and thorax. I use light tan spider web for the loop wing. And, dun hackle tied thorax style. After tying the hackle, I bring the web material to the hook eye and then pull one fiber at a time to sort of array the fibers throughout the loop.
Hope that makes sense. Best instructions for this type of fly are on Jason Borger's great web blog. Once there, just do a search within his blog for loop wing dun.
Thanks again. You're very kind.
Byron

[JohnScott]

Nice fly. What are you doing with that old piece of long grass????

Not grass - it's a Hexagraph.

Here's a link that will get you to their website.

http://hexagraph.com/HTMLarticles/testimonials.html

John

[herefishy]

Is that light tan Widow's Web? Or what is Spider Web?

[Byron haugh]

Sorry, it is Widow's Web. So long since I bought it, I forgot.

[Silver Creek]

Gary has posted improved instructions on his blog. Also I have a copy of his new book Long Flies. Check it out on his blog. Go to his blog, search for "Loop Wing Dun" and go to the third result.

http://www.garyborger.com/

Gary will be at the Miami Valley fly Fishers in Ohio this weekend on the 15th and 16th.

http://www.mvff.us/